BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
07/27/1962
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 7122 - FRIDAY, JULY 27TH , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nagasaki Stars (43-29) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 4 0
Fukuoka Falcons (37-35) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 1
Stars Prevail, 3-1, Over Fukuoka
In a low-scoring contest between the Nagasaki Stars and the Fukuoka Falcons, four-time All-Star Naoto Yoshinaga proved to be the difference. The Nagasaki left-hander earned props for his performance in the 3-1 Stars win. Yoshinaga got the win, improving to 10-5. He gave up 9 hits and walked 0 over 9 innings. He allowed 1 run. Nagasaki is now 43-29, 2½ games up in the Western League.

With the game tied, 0-0, in the top of the fifth, Yoshinaga had a key at-bat for Nagasaki. With runners on 2nd and 3rd, Yoshinaga hit a 2-run single off Minoru Yamamoto, making the score 2-0, Stars.

"Nervous? No," said Yoshinaga. "It was my time to shine."
NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nishi SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .284 8 30
I. Fujimori 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .204 5 34
S. Okuda CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .283 7 55
K. Nagasawa 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .283 17 56
W. Hancock C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .200 4 32
S. Yamashita 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236 7 34
Y. Nakano LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .209 6 28
H. Araki RF 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .116 2 8
N. Yoshinaga P 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 .306 0 5
Totals 30 3 4 3 4 7 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: S. Okuda (7, 6th Inning off M. Yamamoto, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Okuda 5 , Y. Nakano , N. Yoshinaga
2-out RBI: N. Yoshinaga
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Nakano
GIDP: W. Hancock
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: W. Hancock (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nishi-Fujimori-Nagasawa)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Otani RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .325 17 42
Y. Smith SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .268 11 30
H. Smith 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .258 7 23
Y. Fukunaga LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .260 11 46
K. Mukai C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .296 8 35
N. Katagiri 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252 2 31
R. Nakazawa CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .314 2 11
   b-M. Morioka PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .213 2 10
G. Nakayama 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .302 1 3
M. Yamamoto P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 0 1
   a-T. Nakanishi PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .262 8 32
   K. Fukushima P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 1 9 1 0 3 16      
a - T. Nakanishi pinch hit for M. Yamamoto in the 8th
b - M. Morioka pinch hit for R. Nakazawa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Smith (15, 8th Inning off N. Yoshinaga, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Otani , Y. Smith 2 , H. Smith , Y. Fukunaga , K. Mukai , R. Nakazawa 2 , G. Nakayama , T. Nakanishi
2-out RBI: Y. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Otani , H. Smith , K. Mukai , G. Nakayama
GIDP: G. Nakayama
Sac Bunt: M. Yamamoto
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: N. Katagiri (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Katagiri-Smith)
NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Yoshinaga W (10-5) 9.0 9 1 1 0 3 0 106 2.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Yoshinaga 68
Batters Faced: N. Yoshinaga 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Yoshinaga 11-12
Pitches - Strikes: N. Yoshinaga 106-70
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Yamamoto L (6-8) 8.0 3 3 1 3 7 1 100 2.69   
K. Fukushima 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 4.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Yamamoto 72
Batters Faced: M. Yamamoto 29, K. Fukushima 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Yamamoto 8-7, K. Fukushima 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Yamamoto 100-63, K. Fukushima 20-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Naoto Yoshinaga
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:20
Attendance: 35213
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